In 1965 ambulance men and women did an eight week training course, which involved practical training and a driving course. Today paramedics complete a three year degree
In 1965 ambulance men and women weren’t trained to carry and administer drugs to patients. In 2015 Paramedics carry around 30 drugs with them to incidents
There was an 18.5 per cent increase in emergency incidents between 2007/08 and 2012/13, reaching 6.89m in 2013
Although the Service as we know it is only 50 years old, there have been ambulances working in London for well over 100 years and that's a fact